Legacy: 1990s · MCU timeline #4
Captain Marvel
- runtime with credits
- 2h 4m
- release date
- March 8, 2019
- #96 in release order
- #4 timeline
- Movie
- Essential
Why it is here
Set in 1995, which is why it sits this early in story order. Carol Danvers arrives already powerful, and the film is really a Nick Fury origin in a leather jacket.
What it sets up
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Carol gets her powers from the light-speed engine explosion. Fury names the Avengers initiative after her callsign. The post-credit scene hands her straight into Endgame.
Position in the MCU timeline
4h 19m of Marvel screen time comes before this. Another 13d 5h 1m follows it in this sequence. It sits inside Phase 3 - Civil War to Endgame, alongside everything else released in 2019.
Where to stream it
Currently on Disney+. Availability shifts by region; our data notes say when this was last checked.
Viewers rate it 6.8/10 across 16,940 votes on TMDB.
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Where does Captain Marvel fit in the Marvel timeline?
Position #4 in the MCU timeline, inside Legacy: 1990s. It is #96 in factual release order.
Is Captain Marvel essential watching?
Yes. The main timeline does not work without it.
How long is Captain Marvel?
2h 4m including credits.